The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 473
The Holy Qur'an 473 of physical medicine, among which was included the book of the expert Physician Qarshī, and it was indicated to me that these Books contained a commentary on the Holy Qur'an. This shows that there is a deep relationship between the science of bodies and the science of religion and that they confirm each other. When I looked at the Holy Qur'an, keeping in mind the books that dealt with physical medicine, I discovered that the Holy Qur'ān sets out in an excellent manner the principles of physical medicine. [Chashma-e-Ma'rifat, Rūņānī Khazā'in, Vol. 23, pp. 102-103] Holy Qur'an - the Universal Book The Book that would have been revealed at the beginning of creation could not, according to reason, be a perfect Book. It would be like a teacher who teaches children the alphabet. It is obvious that for such elementary instruc- tion, no great ability is needed. When human experience increased and man fell into many errors, detailed instruc- tion became necessary especially when the darkness of error became widespread and human souls became in- volved in diverse types of intellectual and practical misguidance. At that time a superior and perfect teaching was needed and that came in the Holy Qur'an. In the beginning instruction of a high grade was not needed for human souls were simple and no darkness or misguid- ance had settled on them. Superior teaching was needed in the book which appeared at the time of extreme mis- guidance and came for the reform of the people whose false doctrines had become confirmed and whose evil conduct had become a habit. [Chashma-e-Ma'rifat, Rūņānī Khazā'in, Vol. 23, p. 70, footnote]